Super Eagles Have Learnt Their Lesson, As Supporters’ Club, Fans React To Victory Over CAR
Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) and some fans have applauded the Super Eagles over the revenge victory on Les Fauves of Central Africa Republic (CAR) in Doula, Cameroon. Fans who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday, described the Eagles’ victory as a lesson learnt from the disappointment and the 0-2 defeat in the hands of...
FG Makes Important Appointment From Southeast As Mikel Obi Emerges Youth Ambassador
The Federal Government has appointed erstwhile Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi as Youth Ambassador to inspire young Nigerians to strive for excellence. The appointment which took place at the NOC secretariat, National Stadium, Surulere Lagos on Friday is another of the Minister’s initiatives geared towards driving a vibrant youth for national development. Speaking at the event, Minister of Youth and...
Euro 2024: Portugal More Dangerous Without Ronaldo –Soucek
Czech Republic captain Tomas Soucek says Portugal are more dangerous without Cristiano Ronaldo in their attack. Recall that the Czech will battle Portugal in today’s Euro 2024 Championship. In a chat with O Jogo, Soucek stated that the trio of Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leao and Bernardo Silva are more dangerous than Ronaldo. READ ALSO: Euro 2024: Kante Was Outstanding Against Austria –...
Another Former Super Eagles Star Is Dead
The Team Manager of Lobi Stars football club of Makurdi, Barnabas Imenger, is dead. The former Super Eagles player died after a protracted illness in Abuja. He played for former Hawks FC of Makurdi, which later became BBC FC, Lobi Bank FC, and Lobi stars football club. ABN TV learnt his corpse was being conveyed from Abuja to Makurdi. A statement by management...
I Never Believed I Would Play With Messi – Mbappe
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has described playing with Lionel Messi as “something else”. Messi moved to the Ligue 1 side as a free agent from Barcelona in the summer. In moving to PSG, the Argentine superstar joined Mbappe and Neymar to make up one of the most talented front three in football history. Mbappe, who pushed to leave for Real Madrid...
AFCON 2021: CAF Fines Egypt $100,000 Ahead Semi-final Clash With Cameroon
The Egyptian Football Federation has been fined $100,000 by CAF’s Disciplinary Board, for failing to honour a pre-match press conference ahead of their AFCON 2021 quarter-final clash with Morocco at the weekend. This was announced in a statement released on CAF’s website. It comes ahead of the Pharaohs’ semi-final tie with hosts Cameroon on Thursday. The statement read: ”The CAF Disciplinary Board...
Guardiola Calls For Calm At Man City After 21st Consecutive Win
Pep Guardiola hailed an outstanding performance but called for calm after Manchester City extended their run of consecutive victories to 21 with a 4-1 defeat of Wolves. City struck three times in the final 10 minutes, with Gabriel Jesus grabbing two, as City held off an unexpected Wolves fightback to claim a deserved win at the Etihad Stadium. The result lifted...
Osimhen Demands €7m To Sign New Napoli Deal
Victor Osimhen has requested a salary of €7 million per year in order to extend his current contract with Napoli, according to Punch Sports Extra. Get Italy Football News reported that Napoli, who have already begun contract negotiations with Osimhen, want to include a significant €200 million release clause in the new agreement. The international player from Nigeria helped the Partenopei...
Samuel Chukwueze Undergoes Coronavirus Test For LaLiga Return
Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze has revealed that the Villarreal players are set to return to training after undergoing a mandatory coronavirus test, ABN TV reports. La Liga had earlier in the week confirmed that Spain’s footballers will go back to training this week. The 21-year-old former FIFA U-17 World Cup winner had been training at home under the strict regimen...
2022 World Cup May Be My Last Tournament – Messi
Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has disclosed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup may be his last tournament at the biggest stage of world football. The PSG star made this known on Monday in a press conference ahead of Argentina’s World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Messi, who last year assisted his country to win the Copa America trophy, has...
